Prophets of The Bible Series

Major Prophets of The Bible

There are 17 prophetic books, 5 of which are considered "major" and the remaining 12"minor". The major prophets, Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, and Daniel are called such not so much due to the size of the book but due to the relative importance of their content.

Isaiah's prophecies cover more information about Jesus that the others. Both about His first coming and also about His second coming. There are more prophecies about the "Milennium" (the thousand year reign of Christ on Earth) found in the book of Isaiah than anywhere else in the Bible.

Jeremiah was known as "the weeping prophet", concerned primarily with the history, the fall, the future and restoration of the Jewish people to Israel, all of which has happened.

Ezekiel also prophecied a great deal about the Jews, although he also had many many prophecies regarding the distant future, particularly about the Anti-Christ, Armageddon and the coming Heavenly City.

Daniel is a prophet of the EndTime ! They all, to some degree, prophecied about the EndTime, although Daniel is the one who's predictions deal primarily with the distant future. He was even told to seal the book until the "time of the end" would come and then it would be revealed.
"But thou, Daniel, shut up the words, and seal the book until the time of the end; many shall run to and fro, and knowledge shall increase. (Da 12:4)

It is interesting that there are 12 minor prophets recorded in the Bible.

Hosea
Joel
Amos
Obadiah
Jonah
Micah
Nahum
Habakkuk
Zephaniah
Haggai
Zechariah
Malachi